He skipped the film’s screening on Wednesday, but Owen Wilson did show up for the Los Angeles premiere of The Darjeeling Limited on Thursday night.
It doesn’t look like he did the red carpet, though. This is the only photo of him WireImage has from the event.
So Owen Wilson was all set to do a cameo in the upcoming Ben Stiller flick, Tropic Thunder, but then the whole suicide attempt thing happened. Owen didn’t decide to go to rehab in the aftermath, but he did decide to drop out of the film.
His replacement?
Matthew McConaughey.
Not nearly as funny.
The Daily Mail got these shots of Owen chilling on the beach in Venice, CA, with his brother Andrew.
Owen declined to go to rehab after his recent hospitalization for a suicide attempt.
I ::heart:: this clip.
After his suicide attempt, Owen Wilson has dropped out of the film Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey, Jr., in which he was to have a cameo appearance. The film is already six weeks into production in Hawaii.
Wilson’s most recent film, The Darjeeling Limited, in which he actually plays a character thought to have attempted suicide, will hit theaters on September 29 as planned.
“Following a discussion between the cast and filmmakers, all have agreed `The Darjeeling Limited’ will open as planned on September 29,” Fox Searchlight said in a statement Wednesday.
We haven’t heard any comment from Camp Owen since Monday’s brief statement: “I respectfully ask that the media allow me to receive care and heal in private during this difficult time.”
Check out this madness from that bastion of journalism UsaToday. Wait, no don’t. I’ll break it down for you. Here’s the headline:
Suicide, depression are common in Wilson’s films
Ah yes, we’ve found a crack reporter on the case. Should we mention that Matt Damon played a demented killer in Talented Mr. Ripley? Or how about Ed Norton and obscene racism in American History X? Tom Cruise as a hitman in Collateral? No, nothing? Oh, I see… we’ve found a trend.
Here are the films that the article mentions along with my one second comeback:
I only wish UsaToday had been on this case sooner. For the record, here are some other tragic films Owen has done.
So, yeah, the writing was definitely on the wall.
Here’s another genius comment from the article:
A look at Wilson’s collaborations with filmmaker Wes Anderson, which he has called his most personal films, are often comedic meditations on depression, alienation and suicide:
So, wait a sec… might it actually be Wes Anderson we should worry for? After all, he wrote and directed all those darned sad flicks. Someone get a team to his house, quick, before it’s too goddamn late!
In the aftermath of funnyman Owen Wilson’s suicide attempt, the question on everyone’s mind is, of course, how did this happen?
The answer, it appears, is a common one: drugs.
Owen has a history of trouble with drugs and alcohol, and they seem to have spiraled out of control in the days before he slit his wrist and overdosed on pills. In the past day, stories have surfaced indicating that Owen was using heroin and cocaine, and went on a three-day binge with crystal meth and OxyContin.
Three days before the suicide attempt, Wilson was spotted in a Santa Monica church, according to Us Weekly. Was he hoping for divine intervention?
It’s official.
Owen Wilson’s trip to the hospital yesterday was the result of a suicide attempt.
Extra obtained the official report of the 911 call, which indicates the reason for the call as an “attempted suicide.”
His brother Luke is the one who found him in his home. Luke called 911 and Owen was rushed to the hospital, where he is currently listed in good condition.
Owen Wilson has a history of depression and drug and alcohol abuse and was most recently linked to actress Kate Hudson.
Owen!!!
We love you and we’re hoping you can get the help that you need.
